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Expand the Canon

Expand the Canon uncovers and uplifts classic plays by women & underrepresented genders – and is a call to action to produce them. This is our newsletter.

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Tonight, the Dead Ladies rise — and so does our fight for history

Oct 17, 2025

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Tonight, the Dead Ladies rise — and so does our fight for history

We Own Our History — Help Us Keep It Alive.

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Expand The Canon
Double, Double, Make Good Trouble — Your Donation Now Works Double!

Oct 27, 2025

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Double, Double, Make Good Trouble — Your Donation Now Works Double!

Donate before Halloween to have your donation MATCHED + Enjoy Photos and Vlog from Day of the Dead Ladies & 'Spunk' Field Trip

The Empress Who Wrote A Farce About Class

Aug 19, 2025

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The Empress Who Wrote A Farce About Class

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Expand The Canon

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Why Hannah Cowley is Reigniting Classics

Jan 27, 2026

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Why Hannah Cowley is Reigniting Classics

Open for EXCLUSIVE Discount Code for 'Bold Stroke for a Husband' with The Acting Company on February 9th!

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Meet the new Icons of Dramatic Literature 📖

Jan 16, 2026

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Meet the new Icons of Dramatic Literature 📖

Introducing our 2026 Reading Committee Members ⭐️

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Expand The Canon
ETC Wrapped 2025 ❤️‍🔥

Dec 19, 2025

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ETC Wrapped 2025 ❤️‍🔥

Your exclusive recap on everything Expand the Canon this year

ANNOUNCING the ETC Winter & Spring Season

Dec 4, 2025

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ANNOUNCING the ETC Winter & Spring Season

Join Expand the Canon for 4 Upcoming Partnership Readings, Productions & Events

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Expand The Canon
Meet the 10-Time Critic's Prize-Winning Playwright

Nov 20, 2025

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Meet the 10-Time Critic's Prize-Winning Playwright

Maruxa Vilalta (1932-2014) is a celebrated Catalan-born, Mexican playwright and author who discovered "a new world in Mexican theater."

JUST ANNOUNCED: Reading of 'A Happy Country' @ BKPL

Nov 13, 2025

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Reading of 'A Happy Country' @ BKPL

Join Expand the Canon for a FREE Reading of A Happy Country (Un País Feliz) by Maruxa Vilalta (1964) at the Brooklyn Library for Arts & Culture

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